blim

Oooh, Chachazz, thanks for that link. Yes, I have a trial of AOL, a trial of Earthlink and other oddities on this new idiotbox that I will never use. Dave, remember I always run amuck fully clothed No diaper needed but I do need a foot massage! Liz

I'm not mechanical so no junkyard browsing for me, but I LOVE to lurk at our local transfer station when I bring the recyclables in. The "dumpguys" put usable stuff aside for new homes, and the desk chairs my kids are using at their apartment are thanks to them! Not a thing wrong with them, old wood and metal school chairs. Great place for scrap wood, too And our city maintenance garage has a dump of sorts where I've gotten bricks to border gardens and chunks of sidewalk to build planter boxes in front of my porch. The city maintenance guy said, "take all you want, just don't leave a mess" w

Yup, from my studies, Shanenin is right and nothing to worry about. Some files are "stuck right where they landed on purpose" and will not move to defrag, Dunno why!! A 12 year old girl with Linux? Noooooo, no, no, no..... It would be a "computing faux-pax" for her! Windows and AIM for her! Liz

Just yesterday, Son called me from his college apartment asking, "How much mayonnaise do you use for tunafish salad?" I think I'm now thankful he brings his laundry home on weekends! Sending that one to HIM! Liz

Wow, thanks, y'all! A little piece of paper packed in with the idiotbox said, "Your new computer does not require an operating system CD or Drivers CDs. Instead, if you ever need to reinstall your software, use one of the following methods: System restore (with a description) Dell PC Restore and Norton Ghost (optional) provide you with advanced restore capabilities" BUT I was smart and ordered an Operating System CD (well worth the $10!) and a Drivers CD came in the box Soooo, I'm thinking I'm "set" without letting Casper loose. One possessed computer is enough! To eliminate that box on

Wow, lots of new advances since "Aspirin--take two and keep away from children" sending that one on to my female buddies, thanks, Marty Liz

I got an Art History Minor in College and I LOVE that, Marty!! Grin-Goh...heeeheeheee. I missed the one about "where'd my ear-Gogh", though Thanks, Liz

Hiya Tenmm! Now, I am the master of being lost, dazed and confused, so you'll have to get in line behind me We have mikex here and I betcha he's one and the same--he's a goodguy!. I suppose you could send mikex a PM through this board and find out if he is mikex30 at G4. Liz

Okayyyyyyy.....I bought a new el-cheapo Dell Celeron idiotbox to replace my computer which Son took to school. After a required restart (Mcafee update) a box came up about Norton Ghost. There was a little blurb in the paperwork I got that said "use system restore or Norton Ghost" to fix any quirks in the computer. I know nothing about Norton Ghost and when that box came up, I punched "exit" until I could find out more info about this gadget. Is it "good and needed"? Is it basically the same as System Restore? Is it "bad"? This idiotbox has been declared "only for use for webbrowsing, checki

My parents got sucked into the AARP thing shortly after my Dad retired--they learned that it wasn't any good. Hubby is now 52 and gets invitations to join and I toss 'em. As far as hotels go, SOME hotels will give you the AARP discount if you mention it and don't ask for a card. If you're gutsy enough to ask about any discounts, some hotels will give you them whether you have AARP, AAA or not. Daughter works for Ramada and gave me that tip Sultan and Terrorist, try AIG and Liberty. Also Citizens (offered through the "local guy") for quotes. We have AIG (one "kink" is that AIG looks at you

Ok, I didn't understand much of the specs, but congrats on the new toy, *ahem* I mean school supply, Hondaboy! With pricing my new idiotbox, I looked at laptops, too, and sure sounds like you got a outstanding deal!! Now, don't lose it, young man Liz

Glad to hear surgery was a success, Marty! My Dad had it done and is absolutely fine now and you will be, too (be careful after getting "de-bagged", unpleasant reactions ARE only temporary, but scary, according to my Dad!) And thanks, Sultan, for the update Love, Liz

Well, it sure is good to be back! Geez, I missed a lot here, you folks have been busy. It'll take a lot of running amuck to catch up Liz

I'm Baaaack! *bigwaves* Hooboy. Ordered a Dell el-cheapo Celeron, waited a week, no idiot box, called Dell, the automated phone system said my order didn't exist! Talked to "Ahhhndy the heavily Indian accented rep" who said, "your computer will arrive in twoooo-day" Told her in "twoooo-day", it will be Sunday here in the States, no UPS service. Then she said, "I email you in twooooday". Uh, no computer here, no email. "Ok, I call you in twooooday". Waited 3 days, she never called, and called Dell and re-ordered the idiot box. And setting up the idiot box without the help of Son was a sc

Danny, you're in Florida?? Ohhhh, that's my favorite place in the US. We used to vacation in Ft. Lauderdale (my Grandparents had a winter house there, it was empty all summer, perfect, except that only the loonies like us who vacationed in Florida in August!) But I LOVED every minute of it. Somehow it didn't feel as hot as up here, probably the humidity difference or the Ocean breeze or the air conditioning in the house, who knows??. And you're right the sun IS stronger down there. This darkskinned beachbunny got burned down there and learned to use sunscreen (I never use that stuff up he

Son's taking this idiot box to school with him tomorrow and I ordered an "el-cheapo Dell Celeron" for me an hour ago. You probably spent the same amount of money building your own! Even though my tech capabilities are merely web surfing and email, I'm jealous! Don't know what most of that stuff is, but big numbers mean big horsepower! You amaze me, Jeff, good work! Liz

happy Birthday Mike and Deucehearts, too! Hope you both have a wonderful day Liz

Son's 21 and has been taking things apart since he was two (which is the reason we gave up on a telephone upstairs, he kept taking apart the phone jack adaptor) Like you, any gadget that is broken is his to tinker around with--his Girlfriend's Mom is even starting to give him things (much to my dismay as it results in my dining room table being full of parts!). He has ended up fixing a few things, but his real enjoyment is in the dismantling! Liz

Looking at all those dinky little parts of the phone just makes my head swim, Xx, but what a nice job (and I'm NOT showing Son this! You'd inspire him and that's dangerous! All I can say is that he has mastered Gadget Demolition so far.) Sooo, with the luminous paper, did you use cellophane or a lighting gel or something different? Did you replace the number keythings or are they somewhat transparent so the orange shines through? My technique with using a cellphone: Have the kid dial the number Hold the phone up to my ear and talk (and hopefully I'm holding the speaker to my ear and not the

My idea of modding is making curtains out of sheets and reupholstering a couch for the kids' apartment....borrrrring....BUT I do read that section. Love the latest mod projects, phone looks terrific, Xx! A Novatruck, Bearskin? Yup, you need to get some photos uploaded. I can't imagine what that looks like, even though you described it so well Liz

Oh, that is cool! An airplane with a motorcycle engine and fabric from Wally's (hope you picked out a nice print) I'm deathly afraid of heights but love to fly (why, I dunno....) So your project sounds like a blast! Hope you didn't get hurt crashing! Liz

It's been beautiful here, not too cold, not too hot, highs of 75-80, lows in 50's (that sends me to the sweatsuit in the mornings and evenings, but it's good sleeping weather). We need some rain, though. Hate having to break out the hose for the gardens. The lawn, well, we don't water it, so it's brown and crunchy--it'll pop back in September during our "monsoon season". I'd say, "come to Michigan", but the only two months like this are June and August! Y'all don't want to live through a 6 month long Michigan winter! No fans running, no furnace running. Cheap utility bills this month (I H

Happy Birthday Goman! Have a great day. Haven't seen you lately, where are you?? Liz

Roffling! Copy, Paste, Email and thanks, Marty! Liz

13. Relish clipping your toenails straight onto the carpet... That's supposed to change after marriage?? I gotta show that command to Hubby! Ughhhh! And my family wonders why I vacuum almost everyday..... Gotta admit that I liked the shoe comment. Closet full of shoes, most don't fit me anymore, but they might fit me someday, right?? Liz